Ashes in Our Mouth

1 1⁄2 oz Mezcal, Sombra
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth, Carpano Punt e Mes
1⁄2 oz Ancho Reyes Ancho Chile Liqueur
1⁄2 oz Zucca (or other rabarbaro amaro such as Cappelletti Sfumato)
1 twst Grapefruit peel
Instructions
Stir, strain, garnish with grapefruit peel. Serve up or with large cube/sphere.
Notes
Spicy, smokey & bitter Negronish riff
History
Name taken from JFK's 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis speech. See "Fruits of Victory" for my cocktail also named for this speech.
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